Regis College - Mount Regis Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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Engulfed in Information Class Day Following the invocation on Bacca- laureate Sunday, the next chapter of Com- mencement Week deals with the Daisy Chain, the Will, Prophecy, History, Ode, and the Tree Oration. A group of Sopho- mores, selected by the sister class and gowned in varicolored array, form a guard of honor for the Senior dignitaries. Begin- ning on one side of College Hall, the un- derclassmen — carrying the chain of flowers on their shoulders — slowly proceed to the Oval Plot where they form a Maypole-like picture. Next, all turn to the outdoor auditorium where Joan Caldbeck, President of the Graduating Class, presents the Senior ban- ner to Virginia O’Toole of the Freshman Class; and Olive Erickson, Vice-President, The Transformation [ 22 ]

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lovers and the popular club quarters — where linger fond memories. Here, in the spacious sun parlor, hidden talent came to life at club entertainments — Chaucer vied with Milton for preeminence and Demosthenes refuted Cicero, at heated dis- cussions. Standing out in bold relief against the clear blue sky is the Norman Tower — stolid in its stony greyness; impressive in its awesome height. From it, Carillonic chimes ring out the changing hour and intone the Angelus. Rounding the bend at Regis Hall, careening past the Tower and rolling down toward the Commerce Build- ing, groups of bicyclists are hastening to Weston or Wellesley, for that proverbial coke. College Campus — Proud Fortress of Right, Justice, Faith Taking Off on Wheels of Jollity

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sters Gay Act bestows the Cap and Gown upon Therese Foley of the Junior Class. Elizabeth Cos- grove, leader of the Student Government, addresses the undergraduates, advising them of the tradition and high ideals of Regis. Continuing the program, the Class His- torian recalls the episodes of the past four years, which will be cherished in the heart of every Regis girl. Then, all sit breath- lessly while the Great Seer gazes into the Crystal Ball and, in the mystical voice of the Grand Lama of Tibet, foretells events to come in the lives of the graduates. For the imaginative touch, the Poet Laureate reads the Commencement Ode, recalling the “stern daughter of the voice of God. Descending from the dignity of ivities . . . the Ode to the humor of the Will, the Testator reveals the Last Will and Testa- ment of the graduating class. As a conclusion, all proceed to the Pop- lar Drive where the Sophomores form a corridor through which the Class of ’43 passes, led by the Class Marshal. Having arrived at Cardinal O’Connell Hall, all halt while the Tree Orator plants the tra- ditional cherry tree and places the trowel in the hands of the Junior Class President. This scene closes the chapter on Class Day, the day on which Seniors laugh with tears in their eyes while they inspire the underclassmen, by bestowing the banner and the Cap and Gown upon Lreshmen and Juniors, to higher ideals and greater traditions. Glorified arid Bedecked with Garlands [ 23 ]